If All Illegal Aliens Are Deported, Who Will Pick The Crops?
We'll all starve to death. That's what the left says, at least. That, and it will all be Trump's fault.
No one on the left talks about the actual number of illegals picking crops. Nope. Only that the number is so massive, their deportation would spell our doom. So, is the number really millions and millions like the left says?
In 2023, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said the number of Agriculture Workers was 782,400.
So, what is an "Agricultural Worker?"
Ah...a Farm Worker (those who picks crops) is a subset of Ag Worker...so the actual number is less than the 782K.
And let's not assume every farm worker is an illegal alien....that would be racist. Per NBC:
40%...it's probably less than 300K.
Are there illegals aliens working that don't get captured in the gov't numbers. Yep. Millions and millions? 🤡 🌎
Here's the USDA's farm worker data from 1950-2000. The trend supports the numbers above.
The number of farm workers has declined 67% over the last 75 years, thanks to improvements in farming machinery and technology.
You have 20-30 million illegal aliens in the US, and fewer than 300K are picking crops. Do the math. Deport.
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i think that's exploitative too. like "isn't this great all these people will work for $10 an hour picking crops what would we do without them". well. pay more than $10 an hour? charge more for tomatoes? seems sus
@Maya15 fire them all, send them back to mexico, and buy a machine that works much harder/more efficiently and is more cost effective in the long run...
@wildbill83 i think if it were more cost effective that hiring people for $10 (or whatever an hour) the companies would have done that.
if they hadn't they wouldn't be companies anymore. because another company would have. and would have sold for cheaper. and we'd all buy from them instead. that's how efficiency works they told me.
but if you can't pay $10 an hour then idk. add more things to do it if things are cheaper than people now. just like anywhere. 🤷🏻♀.
but of course the cost of produce goes up. because the cost of producing produce goes up.
@wildbill83 ya. as soon as the cost of using a machine was lower than the cost of labor they switched. they use spreadsheets. they hire people to do this. use spreadsheets to figure out how to make money. they're called analysts. it's called business.
that's what i mean though. it seems kind of cruel to be like "oh we need people picking strawberries for $9 an hour so we don't have to pay slightly more for a machine. strawberries would be $0.12 more a pound" it's kind of exploiting vulnerable people.
@Maya15 they'd rather invest nothing, and stick to their old ways, even though it costs more in long run; many contractors around here are same way, using old worn out equipment that's constantly breaking down, trying to take on jobs that are more than they can handle; gotta invest in your business if you want to stay in business
customers notice too, they're more likely to do business with people that keep their business up to date
